Men’s Singles

Germany’s Max Langenhan remains untouchable, securing his tenth consecutive World Cup victory and his fourth consecutive gold medal this season. The Winterberg track record holder crossed the finish line in 1:43.695 seconds.

Gustafson was the top finishing American, placing tenth with a time of 1:44.579. Although teammate and three-time Olympian Tucker West (Ridgefield, Conn.) had the fastest starts in both heats, he struggled to find speed on the lower part of the track and finished the day in 14^thplace in 1:44.875.

Junior National Team member Matt Greiner (Park City, Utah) made his World Cup debut with two solid runs, placing 18^thwith a time of 1:45.344. Hunter Harris (East Fairfield, Vt.) failed to qualify and did not race.

Joining Langenhan on the podium was Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller, who placed second in 1:43.871. The bronze medal went to recently crowned Latvian national champion Kristers Asparjods with a time of 1:43.877.

Langenhan continues his perfect World Cup overall point standing with 400. Austria’s Jonas Mueller is second with 280 and teammate Nico Gleirscher is third with 246. Gustafson leads the U.S. men in eighth place with 169 points and West is just behind in ninth with 162. Harris is in 19^thwith 74 and Greiner is 31^stwith 23 points.

USA Luge relay squad reactions:

Ashley Farquharson: “I’m really happy with the relay run today. And I’m really happy that we came down with a medal.”

Sean Hollander: “It was a fun relay. We had Ashley here and Jonny here which is new for us, so it was fun and good runs.”

Zack DiGregorio:“We had some problems down below, but it was enough to get us on the podium today.”

Chevonne Forgan:“We were super excited to race [in the] team relay again. We had a big skid at the bottom, but I’m glad we are still on the podium and I’m happy for us.”

Sophie Kirkby: “It was good to bring home another medal for Team USA and we’ll try to keep the momentum going.”

For more results on the 2023-2024 World Cup season, visit fil-luge.org/en/multimedia/eberspaecher-world-cup-28.

EBERSPÄCHER Luge World Cup action continues January 13-14 in Innsbruck, Austria. The World Championships are slated to take place in Altenberg, Germany on January 27-28, 2024. To live stream the races and to view archived competitions, please visit the FIL’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FILLuge_Channel. The entire World Cup and World Championship season can be accessed from this portal

Team USA takes bronze in Winterberg team relay

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